Halloween Fun

October is here, and maybe finally we will see a little rain and a little fall!  Our dry summer is ending, and pumpkins are everywhere.

Magazines are coming in full of Halloween Fun.

Juxtapoz!  Leading monthly contermporary and underground art bible.  October is scary monsters, the upcoming November will be Art and Politics, featuring Shepard Fairey, Morgan Spurlock and Mary Crabapple.  We will have a few back issue copies of the October issue, just for you.  You can order it online or come into Bulldog. 







You can find ASK in our children's section.  This issue is full of skeleton stories.  Along with spookey stories from Ranger Rick. 

Specials from Martha Stewart, Matthew Mead and others - fun around the home.

Or Scary Monsters - classic horror movies.

And if Halloween is your lifestyle all year round, check out Gothic Beauty.

Check out our Halloween section on our mymagstore.com website.

New Dark Chocolate - Welcome Back, Miller-McCune

We found a new source for Miller-McCune and have brought it back to feed your mind!
Recent issues covered solar - large or small, a British study on how to get young teenage girls interested in science, and as you can see, this current Sept-Oct issue focusses on schools.

Miller-McCune is the brainchild of Sara Miller-McCune (she who founded Sage Press 45 years ago).  MM describes itself as "the most viable source of research-based news for solutions-driven individuals."  Utne Reader gave it their Utne Independent Press Award for best science/techn coverage for 2009, and comments on 2010 LA Times review. 

McSweeney's #38, in a lovely shade of green. 

Excellent tactile feel. 

You must come in and touch the cover.

And, new chocolate varietal!  Equal Exchange Ecuador Dark Chocolate 65%!

New Edition of COLORS: Transportation!

Hey assorted readers, we have a new issue of Colors in, this time on Transportation.  I have not even properly checked it out or taken a picture for your delectation. If you are reading this post in the store, you could rush right over to the Pop Culture section, check it out, and post a comment for your humble editor to preview.

If you are afar, you can preview the cover on the mymagstore site or visit the Colors site.

Rue Morgue / John Waters

Only one left, if you don't make it in, at least you have this picture to admire!  Because it is a flat out fun cover.

 

 Rue Morgue at mymagstore.com

Carson Magazine (Questions and Answers)

 A few of you have asked about CARSON Magazine.  (You may know David Carson's work from the covers of Little White Lies and Huck, he was also the founding art directory of Ray Gun)

Yes, it is coming.




Issue two should be in this week.  You will be able to buy it at Bulldog.  We don't know what day it is coming in, so if you must! have it, give us a call  (206 632 6397) or an email and we will hold a copy for you.

And if you haven't heard about it, plans are for the magazine to be bi-monthly, for each issue to focus on a theme but to approach the theme via a mix ofdesign, fine art, illustration, photography and writing.

(filed in Q&A, Your Questions, Our Answers)

For the Thoughtful Among Us

TPM (The Philosophers' Magazine) came in, with an article by Mary Midgley on the current hot topic of Selfishness, so prominent in current politics.

New to us is the Hedgehog Review subtitled as Critical Reflections on Contemporary Culture.  The topic of the issue is The Shifting Experience of Self.  Moodiness, pastiche, and intraindivisualism.  We think it looks like an interesting read.

Then our classic, Philosophy Now -- David Hume's 300th Birthday.  I will have to find out why they are calling him Demolition Dave.

Sunset (San Juans) American Road Dino Diamond

Local interest: the inviting tent on the front cover is from San Juan Island's Lakedale Resort

The May 2011 Sunset magazine is on the shelf for sale, and the beautiful peaceful tent on the cover caught my eye, and then I discovered that they were right nearby.  Another fantasy vacation?

With summer almost here, and the prospect for warmer, sunnier weather for those that like that sort of thing, travel is on the mind.  And this Sunset has some fun travel leads for the western traveler.  A day trip to the Dalles, 26 Wilderness Adventures (from luxury tent camping, cattle wrangling, stargazing at an Oregon beach or Utah's Red Rock country, glaciers, historic trails...), or for the urbanite, shopping in San Diego, Denver, or Santa Fe.

Or you could pick up American Road and get tons of tips on road trips for dino lovers.  You get the La Brea Tar Pits, a Route 66 (the classic!) oil tour, and the Dinosaur Diamond, a National Scenic Byway.  I've been on nearly all the Dinosaur Diamond, and you want to be sure to do the Colorado leg in a car with a good radiator, it is beautifully steep and windy. 

Rwaaarrr!

Dinosaur Diamond Scenic Byway's website has a nice calendar of upcoming events in the Dinosaur Diamond area.  But remember!  Fossils (pot shards and artifacts) on public land belong to the people, don't hoover them up!  There are some strict legal repercussions.

Communication Arts: Ilustration Annual

In December, the Typography issue came in.  Now we have the annual Illustration special, always a good one.  Check out the inside image with a coffee theme. Last year, I went into (another) coffee shop, and saw one of the regulars excitedly showing off 2010's Illustration annual.  This year, you could have your own to show off at your coffee shop of choice.

Yes we have Royalty Wedding Magazines!

Yes we do!  As well as the regular magazines Royalty and Majesty having special issues for the William & Kate wedding, there are many specials.  We have a whole shelf of them, US, UK, and even Der Spiegel!  Come ask at the register, and we will show you where they are.

And I suspect that as the wedding will be televised, you can come pick up your favorite cafe beverage and watch the spectacle on our wide-screen tv.

SFX Collections - It's Torchwood!

 

Around the corner from the Science, Nature, and Business magazines, above Computers, Gadgets and Pop Culture, between the Unexplained and Theater, you will find the Movie, Films, and TV portion of the Media section.  And there you might find the current issue of SFX Collections.  This issue is the Best of British Sci-Fi 2011, and right in front is that ambiguous voracious hero Captain Jack of Torchwood.  Does this mean there will be new episodes soon?  Does Russell Davies reveal all?  And what about Red Dwarf?

Flanking SFX, new fashion magazines for the future future season, Gap Press Accessories and Pret-a-Porter for Paris/London collections and/or Milan/New York.  Lots of glossy pictures, no space wasted on ads.  Only the good stuff.

To Market To Market

What, a book?  People were confused when To Market To Market showed up, but so many of you have told us about Nikki McClure's books.  We have her cards, her calendars (not till next fall!), so why not her book about farmers markets?

It's spring, the year round U-District Farmers Market is livening up as the sun starts peeking out, and To Market To Market seemed like just the thing you need sitting on your shelf next to your  Maritime NW Gardening Guide from Tilth or the latest issue of Edible Seattle.

I grew up with Robert McCloskey's books, One Morning in Maine, Make Way for Ducklings, Time of Wonder, and of course Blueberries for Sal.  Maybe "To Market To Market" is the book for the modern Northwest child. 

NY Times Review
Publishers Weekly Review
BuyOlympia (pictures!)  (or just come in to Bulldog and browse the book)
Local Printmaker Mimi Williams

US News & World Report: 2011 Best Graduate Schools

US News & World Report 2011 Special, Best Graduate Schools.  Business, Law, Medical School, Education, Engineering, Arts and Sciences.

Fun Magazines You May Have Missed

Sometimes there is a whole section of magazines that you have always missed somehow.  Or maybe you just didn't expect it.

Dirt Rag #154, while having the expected articles of Where to Ride in New Zealand, also writes about access in Colorado, the relationship between bike trails, wilderness, and the roadless rule.  Even though it was right on the cover, I almost missed one called "America's First Mountain Bikers".  You may have heard about the 10th Cavalry regiment, but I was completely unfamiliar with the 25th Infantry Bicycle Corps, a unit African-American soldiers based in Missoula who did a demonstration bike ride in 1897  from Missoula to St Louis, Missouri.  (Further reading here and here)

Or you can find Prehistoric Times in our science and natural history section.  A fun mix of paleontology, museum info, toys, art and models.  This issue has James Gurney (Dinotopia), and article about the Chicago Field Museum, and Top Paleo Events of 2010.

And if you are looking for something more hip, there is the oversize The Last Magazine (pop culture).  The sixth issue, in its own non-standard format.

Spring: New Titles and Latest Editions

 

  
New for Spring, zine Put a Egg On It #3 an "art and literary magazine out of New York City about food, cooking and the communal joys of eating with friends and family"  Matthew & Jean both recommend checking it out!  You can find it in the zine section near the Inner Swine and the First Line.

Also, the latest edition of The Maritime Northwest Garden Guide from Tilth.  This Saturday March 19th is the early spring plant sale.  The event is no longer at the Good Shepherd Center, but over at the Interbay Urban Center (Whole Foods).  Tilth will also be having a workshop on city chickens.

Come by afterward and make us jealous with your new plants.  You know that Gloria loves to talk about gardening!

And just a quick mention of a few other new titles!

   

Fab, Filament, Be Street, and Carl's Cars.  You can find all three in Pop Culture.  Be Street is French Urban magazine, Fab (not to be confused with Toronto's biweekly gay magazine Fab) is Fabulous, African and Black, and comes out of the lively Nigerian cultural scene.  Filament, a little naughtiness for women.  Carl's Cars - ah there is my secret vice.  Car magazines.  And one with David Lynch?  We will have to talk about Car magazines later! 

Are Chickens the New Dog?

 

Over next to the garden magazines, the sustainability magazines are full of chickens, eggs, chicken coops, and more chickens.  Unless you'd rather pick up a copy of Grit about furry cows.

Urban Farm magazine settles on the very relevant topic of starting your seeds.  It's a little chilly outside, but the seeds will like the warmth inside, unless the cats push the seedlings aside and appropriate the sunny warm spot.

And if you checked out High Country News after my previous post, you might have noticed that they had an article on some of the challenges facing small poultry farms.

High Country News, Solar Power, and Harper's

I usually skip over the High Country News quote of the week.  I will have to start checking it out more often.  I missed the quote at the turn of the year, U-District's Janine Blaeloch (Western Lands Project, just up the street), was quoted on big solar.

Currently, High Country News is looking for your stories about solar installation.  Specifically "What sort of permits did you (or your installer) have to get to put solar panels or a wind turbine on your house? Was it difficult or easy? E-mail details, including your location, to editor@hcn.org"

This week the quote of the week (about nullification) led me to High Country News' discussion of the Tiny Little Laws article by Kathie Dobie in Harper's.  It is a subscriber only article, but HCN calls the article well worth the price of the magazine.  While Dobie's article focuses on the problems of prosecution of sexual violence on tribal lands (in one area the local hospital did not have rape kits available for several years), the Denver Post published an interesting and troubling series of articles a few years back.  Women, children, and men fall between the cracks of different justice systems.   Federal prosecutors become federal prosecutors because they want to do high profile sexy cases about terrorists, drug lords, and conspirators, not community domestic problems.  And so what happens to a 7 year old girl 150 miles from the Spokane prosecutor's office gets pushed to the bottom of the pile, a 45 year old man beaten in a highway altercation is too far from Albuquerque for anyone to even interview. 

I feel less frustrated reading this issue's cover article in High Country News -- Utah's Sagebrush Rebellion Capital Mellows, about Kanab.  You may have heard about Kanab when they based the Natural Family Resolution, or because they are just up the road from Warren Jeff's Colorado City, or maybe just from their world famous animal shelter, Best Friends Sanctuary.   John Wayne stayed there, so did Clint Eastwood, the Lone Ranger, and Rin Tin Tin.  Kanab may have mellowed, but don't be surprised if you go down to the corner gas station with your old fashioned long hair, the guys hanging out might suggest that you need a haircut.

Communication Arts: Typography and Friends

Communication Arts has brought out a volume on Typography for their latest.  If you think typography, who cares?  Just remember the last time someone had to make a sign at work, and then everyone had a long discussion about which typeface (typography) to use.

Oxford American, and the unexpected arrival of YRB

Oxford American was expected, and it is the annual special music issue.  Don't worry, we will be getting more copies.

Dazed and Confused decided that they want to be 3d too!

And, after a long hiatus! YRB arrived, and it's only $3.95.  That's it, saying Mars in large letters, right behind the travel mug.


(We do mail order)

Wholphin and a Few Others

 

Wholphin #12 came in, new to us from McSweeney's, a dvd magazine of rare and unseen short films.

The new Lapham's Quarterly, this time on Celebrity, ranging through the continents, the ages, and the various literary voices.

Women's Review of Books on Jane Austen, the Holiday issue of the New York Review of Books, the Three Penny Review on assorted topics,  Modern Age, and Alimentum on food.




 Rolling Stone came in, with their take on John Lennon.

Hurray, the December - January issue of Monocle...

...is here ready for you to read over your winter vacation.

(Don't forget, Cafe is now on winter hours, News Stand will start winter hours in January)

Monocle, AdBusters, Yes, World Pulse, Good, Ms.